Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
776 FZAK61 PAFC 091238 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 338 AM AKST Sat Nov 9 2024 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-100130- 338 AM AKST Sat Nov 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 mb low at 60N 147W dissipates by Saturday afternoon. A 968 mb North Pacific low enters the Gulf at 55N 151W by Sunday morning. A front will push across the central Gulf as the low drops into the southern Gulf by Sun Afternoon. $$ PKZ351-100130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft building to 19 to 24 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-100130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 11 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt becoming SE 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$